Tribe

Iraqi tribe claims it battled Somali pirates to free hijacked ship

The tribal members are from Abu al-Khasib, south of Basra, on the Shatt al Arab waterway. The men come from the village of Jaykur, close to the Iranian border.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
FILE PHOTO: Armed militiamen and a pirate walk on a rocky outcrop on the coast in the central Somali town of Hobyo as a a hijacked Korean supertanker lies anchored on the horizon on August 20, 2010.
A new batch of Arab tribesmen, estimated in the thousands, departs from Idlib and its surrounding countryside toward the southern city of Sweida, Syria, on July 18, 2025.

Arab tribal ‘war tent’ raises fears of Kurdish-Arab violence in eastern Syria - analysis

Armed tribal gatherings near Hasaka and threats against Kurds are fueling fears of renewed communal violence as Damascus tries to calm tensions in eastern Syria.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Gazan clan leaders give a press conference discussing Hamas's decision to transfer administrative control of the Gaza Strip to the National Committee for the Management of Gaza, al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital, Deir al-Balah, July 6, 2026.

Hamas strengthens grip on Gaza through clan leaders, local committees - report

Hamas has intensified efforts to install loyalists within Gaza’s clans and neighborhood committees as it prepares for a transfer of formal authority.

|ByJAMES GENN
People hold a Druze flag, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.

Syrian security forces arrested over participation in July's Sweida violence, cm'tee confirms

Syria committee into the investigation of July's violence issued a statement on Sunday, which also found there is no proof that "foreign fighters" participated in the Druze-Bedouin clashes.

|ByJAMES GENN

Can tribal leaders in Hebron bring peace with Israel? - analysis

The fact that the Sons of Iraq or the leaders of Jordan and Iraq emerged under US and British support, illustrate that these tribal structures often require outside support.

JULY 6, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Palestinians shop at a market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, in the West Bank city of Hebron, on June 5, 2025.

American tourist arrested after delivering Diet Coke to deadly, uncontacted tribe

John Allen Chau, a 27-year-old American missionary, was killed by the uncontacted tribe in 2018.

APRIL 7, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
An aerial view of the damaged coast of Indira Point, India's southern most point, 600 km (about 375 miles) south of [Port Blair], in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago March 1, 2005.

Three-meter bows unveiled: First images of uncontacted Massaco tribe in the Amazon

Population of the isolated community has doubled since the 1990s, now estimated at over 200 people.

DECEMBER 25, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Three-meter bows revealed: First-ever images capture uncontacted Massaco tribe thriving in the Amazon.